Understanding the Shurangama Sutra
Question: How do we prepare ourselves to be able to read the Surangama Sutra and mantra (understanding that it’s the...
Tag: Lotus Sutra
What are the main characteristics that differ between Theravada, Mahayana and Tiantai Buddhism?
Question: “What are the main characteristics that differ between Theravada, Mahayana and Tiantai Buddhism?” Tiantai is a school within Mahayana...
I don’t believe in faith-based Buddhism
Question: “I like the fact that you’re helping people with the ego by answering questions, but I’ll just stick...
Beginning Buddhism
Question: “I have recently been looking into buddhism, and it seems like the right thing for me, but I...
Different Schools of Buddhism
Question: “What is your opinion on the different schools of Buddhism? Do you believe that there’s right and wrong?...
Who’s Who in Buddhism: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Sanskrit: Avalokiteśvara अवलोकितेश्वर or Avalokita Tibetan: Chenrezig སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས Chinese: Kwan Shi Yin or Kwan Yin or Quanyin 观世音 Japanese: Kannon 観音 Vietnamese: Quán Thế...
The Three Vehicles
Question: “In the Lotus, Buddha speaks of three vehicles that were inferior; the Lotus being the culmination of these...
Why we chant Sutras and Mantras
Way-back-when during Buddha’s time, all of his teachings were passed down and spread orally. There was no written documents...